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MDI Science Cafe: Worming Our Way Toward a Better Understanding of Neurodegenerative Disease

MDI Biological Laboratory 159 Old Bar Harbor Rd, Bar Harbor

Emily Spaulding, Ph.D., The George Wojtech Endowed Chair in Neurobiology at MDIBL and a "pipeline junior faculty" in the COBRE grant team will present on June 23. What drives neurodegenerative diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)? Dr. Spaulding will discuss how her lab leverages the advantages of a transparent roundworm to better understand the contribution […]

From Yeast to Humans and Back: Uncovering Novel Mechanisms of Actin Filament Nucleation

Stodder 57 UMaine Orono campus

Speaker:  Bruce Goode, PhD. Chair and Professor of Biology, Brandeis University Biography: Bruce Goode serves as Chair and Professor of the Biology Department at Brandeis University. After growing up in California's Bay Area, he earned his B.S. and Ph.D. in Cell Biology from UC Santa Barbara, studying the human microtubule-associated protein Tau with Stuart Feinstein, followed by […]

COBRE seminar: Loss of Smyd1 Leads to Sarcomere Disruption and Activates Hsf1-Driven Heat Shock Response in Fish Muscle

Norman Smith Hall 107

Speaker: Shaojun (Jim) Du, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland, School of Medicine. About the speaker: Dr. Du holds a Ph.D. in molecular biology and biochemistry from the University of Toronto and completed postdoctoral training in developmental biology and genetics at the University of Washington. He began his academic career in […]

Advanced AI Based Phenotyping of the Laboratory Mouse (Maine INBRE Data Science Colloquium)

Wells Conference Center, Room 1

Speaker:  Vivek Kumar, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, The Jackson Laboratory About the speaker:  Dr. Kumar carried out undergraduate research at The University of Chicago with Dr. Bob Haselkorn. He received his PhD at UCSD working with Dr. Michael G. Rosenfeld and structurally and biochemically characterized transcriptional co-repressors. During his postdoctoral work, Dr. Kumar trained with Dr. […]

MDIBL Science Café: Unlocking the Secrets of Vision Restoration

Ever wonder how a tiny fish can regenerate its damaged eyes? Join Dr. Romain Madelaine and his team at MDI Biological Laboratory for an exciting look into how zebrafish are revolutionizing our understanding of eye diseases like macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy. Zebrafish have a superpower: the ability to regenerate damaged tissues—eyes included! Now, […]

Combating Antimicrobial Resistance

Stodder Hall, Room 48

Speaker: Scott S Walker, PhD, Sr. Principal Scientist Merck & Co., Inc. Rahway, NJ, USA About the speaker: Scott earned a B.S. in Microbiology from The University of Maine and a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of Connecticut Health Center. His graduate work focused on understanding the basic architecture of a eukaryotic nuclear […]

Free

Fluorescence Imaging with Bruker Technologies

202 Ferland 46 Beddington Rd, Orono

Discover the Latest Advances in Fluorescence Imaging! Free Lunch & Learn Workshop Join us for a hands-on, in-depth exploration of fluorescence imaging! Date: Monday, November 18 Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Location: University of Maine - Ferland Hall, Room 202 Please contact Kris Schoepfer at kris.schoepfer@bruker.com with any questions.  

Free

Imaris Demo Workshop

The COBRE Microscopy and Image Analysis Core invites you to an Imaris demo workshop: About the workshop:  Imaris is an interactive image analysis software that allows you to analyze 2D, 3D and 4D microscopy data. The Microscopy and Image Analysis CORE offers a full Imaris Software Suite allowing you to analyze your data easily and efficiently. In […]

Free

2024 COBRE Retreat

Attendees: senior personnel, project leaders, mentors, mentoring committee and external advisory committee The retreat will take place in fall on the coast of Maine Date: October 24-25, 2024 (Thursday-Friday) Location:  […]

NISBRE 2024

The 9th National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence (NISBRE) will take place on June 16-19, 2024 in Washington Hilton, Washington DC

2023 COBRE Retreat

MDI Biological Laboratory 159 Old Bar Harbor Rd, Bar Harbor

Attendees: senior personnel, project leaders, mentors, mentoring committee and external advisory committee The retreat will take place in fall on the coast of Maine Date: October 12-14, 2023 (Thursday-Saturday) Location:  MDI Biological Laboratory • 159 Old Bar Harbor Rd Bar Harbor, ME The retreat will focus on the evaluation of projects and cores, and specific […]

Northeast Regional Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Conference (NERIC)

AUGUST 16-18, 2023: CHASE CENTER WILMINGTON DE The Northeast Regional Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Conference (NERIC) brings together individuals from IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE), Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE), IDeA Clinical and Translational Research programs and other IDeA mechanisms from Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Attendees will include […]

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